HPD: SWAT standoff involving 5 children over

Police lights. (KPRC/File)

HOUSTON – 5 children barricaded inside a home in Houston are safe following a SWAT standoff Friday, according to the Houston Police Department.

Around 4:20 p.m., the children’s mother barricaded herself and the children inside a residence at 8100 Milredge, near the Gulf Freeway, according to Houston Police. Police said the woman was armed with a rifle. The situation stemmed from a child care dispute between the woman and her ex-boyfriend, who is the father to four of the five children, officials said.

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The standoff was over about an hour later when the woman came out of the residence peacefully, officials said. No one was injured in the incident and charges are pending.


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